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The Hidden Gift of Anxiety: How Worry Helps Us Plan, Prepare, and Thrive

Whenever we hear the word “worry” or “anxiety”, we tend to imagine sleepless nights, racing thoughts and a mind trapped in a perpetual cycle of “what ifs”. It is the feeling we associate with stress, avoidance and unease, something to manage,

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Health for Sale: How Brands Exploit Fear and Insecurity to Influence Consumer Behaviour

Ravi, a college student, keeps an internet schedule for about 2 hours a day. While he started to scroll his Instagram feed, a post suddenly popped up and started to give warning signs about the germs in the places where

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Interventions for Helping Students with Academic Stress in Schools

Academic Stress is defined as mental distress related to examinations, assignments, study, classroom environment, failure, and reduced academic performance, which in turn contributes to the major reason for general stress in students. A normal amount of stress is good for

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Behind The Scenes: Inside the World of Kid Influencers 

Have you come across reels on social media where children and adolescents are advertising various products? Or do you know a child or adolescent who shoots Instagram or YouTube videos? With the Pandemic hitting the world, there has been a

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The Role of Sport in Post-Trauma Recovery: Healing Mind, Body & Community

Sports play a significant role in post-trauma healing. Action encompasses all aspects of mind, body rehabilitation and rehabilitation. Participation in sporting activities after trauma can immensely help in restoring a person’s self-control, sense of purpose, and identity. Engaging in a

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Special Educator vs Counsellor: Know the Difference

Sometimes schools post jobs like “Counsellor-cum-Special Educator needed” with the expectation that the same person will handle both academic learning and emotional guidance. If you look back to our childhood, we remember a lot of difficulties we faced in making friends,

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The Brains’ Negative Bias: Why We Anticipate the Worst 

It is almost at times human nature to think of the worst possible outcome. Whether it’s about health, marks, relationships, friendships, career or just life at large. The negative bias explains this tendency of us humans, which is why we

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Ego Integrity vs. Despair: Understanding the Final Psychosocial Conflict (8th & 9th Stage – Joan Erikson)

Ego integrity captures the ability of a person, particularly in old age, to evaluate his or her life with satisfaction and accomplishment. This concept is at the heart of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development, stage eight, “Ego Integrity vs.

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A More Inclusive Celebration: Accessibility Feature at Durga Puja 2025 

Durga Puja, one of the biggest festivals, was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2021. This year, Durga Puja communities are making their way towards inclusivity as Pandals are being planned keeping in mind the diversities in

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Does Biology Affect Behaviour?

Scientists, philosophers and intellectuals have long been captivated by the complex interplay between biology and behaviour. By delving further into the nuances of the human experience, it becomes increasingly clear that our biological disposition greatly manipulates our behaviour. Contrary to